Sec. 23-65n. Civil penalties. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 23-65n. Civil penalties. Any person who violates any provision of sections 23-65f to 23-65o, inclusive, shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars, to be fixed by the court, for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, or an inland wetlands agency authorized to regulate forest practices, shall institute a civil action to recover such penalty.

      (P.A. 91-335, S. 9; P.A. 98-228, S. 4.)

      History: P.A. 98-228 authorized certain inland wetlands agencies to institute actions under this section.